Aircraft | Martin Marauder II |
Serial Number | FB502 |
Markings | -Y |
Burial/Memorial Country | Italy |
Burial/Memorial Place | Coriano Ridge War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | II, G, 5.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Service Number | 209420V |
Service | South African Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 12 SAAF |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | South Africa |
Zinn J A (Lt.) |
Dekenah D C (Lt.) |
Aldridge W H (WO) |
Brook S J (WO2) |
Start Date | 04-09-1944 |
End Date | 04-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Pescara |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Army cooperation attack on enemy positions around Rimini. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak in the starboard wing before bombing and the engine blew from its mountings before the aircraft drived and exploded 5km west of Rimini |